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C49300 Brass vs. S28200 Stainless Steel

C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S28200 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C49300 brass and the bottom bar is S28200 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 290
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
12
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0.75 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
57.7 to 64.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
17 to 19
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.045
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0